HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS
PAST SPEAKERS
Speeches from 2015-2016
Honourable David R. Peterson, Chairman, Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games
Building on the success of the Pan Am Games
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Witness History
Dennis Edney, Lawyer for Omar Khadr, In conversation with Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Senator Evan Bayh, Former Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator
Ontario’s Nuclear Advantage
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Women Who Lead featuring Andrea Stairs, Ilse Treurnicht and Shelley Martin in conversation with Amber Kanwar
Women Who Lead
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
David Plouffe, Chief Advisor, Uber and Former Senior Advisor and Campaign Manager for President Obama
The Future of Transportation
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta
State of the Province and Its Economy
Friday, October 2, 2015
Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario
Canada at the Crossroads: Why National Leadership Matters to Ontario's Economic Plan
Monday, October 5, 2015
Dr. Graham D. Sher, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Blood Services
A Bridge Across Silos: Collaboration and Leadership for Innovation and Better Value in Health Care
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Michael Medline, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Tire
Innovate or Die: Competing in a World of Digital Disruption
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Vishnu Prakash, High Commissioner of India to Canada
What's next for the world's fastest growing large economy
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Minister Glen Murray, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Ontario’s Low Carbon Future
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Carol Browner, Former Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy and Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Tackling Climate Change with a Modern, Clean Electricity System
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Heather Conway, Executive VP, English Services, CBC and Greg O’Brien, Editor and Publisher, Cartt.ca
You, Me and the CBC
Friday, November 20, 2015
Mr. Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
The Evolution of Unconventional Monetary Policy
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Annual Investment Outlook Luncheon: Making Money in 2016 from Domestic and International Financial Markets
Featuring Ian Russell, Nick Barisheff and Greg Greer
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Honourable Charles Sousa, Ontario’s Minister of Finance
Investing in Jobs
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Neil Bruce, President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC Lavalin
SNC Lavalin: Shaping the Future
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Her Excellency Vivian Bercovici, Canadian Ambassador to Israel
Israel: The Global Tech Innovation Hub. Why Canadian Business Should Be There
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada
Air Canada: A World of Opportunities
Monday, April 4, 2016
Jan H. Westcott, President and CEO, Spirits Canada/Association of Canadian Distillers
Canada’s World Class Spirits Industry on the International Stage
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
Post Budget Breakfast with the Honourable Bill Morneau
Friday, April 8, 2016
Andy Byford, CEO, Toronto Transit Commission
Hitting the finish line – the last 600 days of our 5 year plan to modernize the TTC
Friday, April 15, 2016
Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
The Innovation Agenda
Friday, April 29, 2016
William Charnetski, Chief Health Innovation Strategist for Ontario
Chief Health Innovation Strategist for Ontario
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Thomas G. Wellner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Revera
President and Chief Executive Officer, Revera
Monday, May 30, 2016
Anthony Haines, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Hydro Corporation
Toronto Hydro Corporation
Thursday, June 2, 2016
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada
The Empire Club of Canada Presents the First Event of our Sesquicentennial Series: Celebrating Canada's 150th Anniversary
Friday, June 3, 2016
The Honourable Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan
The case for Energy East: Why Canadians should embrace their good fortune
Tuesday, June 14, 2016